We're sure that the Sony acquisition has left you with some questions about Gaikai and the direction we're headed. Hopefully, this short Q&A will shed some light on us and our plans for a brighter gaming future.
"Cloud gaming" refers to games that are streamed to internet-connected devices. Using the latest streaming and server technology, we enable everything from casual to very high-end games to be played on devices never before possible and eliminate the need to wait hours while games are downloaded.
Games are uploaded to our datacenters located broadly around the world. They are then streamed using high-end servers to internet-connected devices, similar to the way videos are streamed to your computer, except interactively. Our technology is such that we can stream the world's most graphically rich video games and other content instantly to almost any device, anywhere.
Yes! Gaikai's cloud gaming platform enables full game streaming to any internet-connected device.
Sony announced their intent to acquire Gaikai in July 2012. The acquisition was completed in August.
Gaikai has developed the highest quality, fastest interactive cloud-streaming platform in the world—a platform capable of delivering games and other interactive content instantly to consumers via the Internet. To find out more details about the Sony acquisition of Gaikai, read the full press release.
Unfortunately, we cannot share any details at this point in time. We would recommend following @PlayStation on Twitter or find us on Facebook to stay up to date on all of the latest product information.
Several closed tests have been run with Gaikai's open platform partners like Samsung in 2012. We will provide more information about Gaikai's pre-acquisition cloud gaming platform, partners, and services at a later date.
